Some Express Connect partners have already connected their networks to Alibaba Cloud access points. If you choose one of these Express Connect partners, you only need to connect your data center to the partner's access point, and then request them to create a hosted connection for you.
Prerequisites
One of the following preparations is completed by the Express Connect partner:
For a new hosted connection, the Express Connect partner has created a shared port for you.
For an existing hosted connection, the Express Connect partner has added a shared port for you.
You have read and understood the billing rules of hosted connections.
Procedure
Scenario | Procedure |
Create a shared port to establish a new hosted connection |
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Add a shared port to an existing hosted connection |
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Step 1: Accept a shared port
After the Express Connect partner creates a shared port for a new hosted connection or adds a shared port for your existing hosted connection, you must accept the shared port in the Express Connect console and pay the resource usage fee.
If the payment is already completed by the Express Connect partner, you only need to accept the shared port.
Log on to the Express Connect console.
In the top navigation bar, select the region of the hosted connection.
On the Physical Connection page, find the ID of the hosted connection that you want to manage and click Accept and Pay in the Actions column.
In the Accept dialog box, click OK.
In the panel that appears, confirm the information such as the region and specification of the shared port, click Buy Now, and then complete the payment.
After the payment is completed, the Status of the hosted connection changes to Active, and the Construction Process changes to Complete.
NoteAfter the tenant accepts the shared port that is added to the existing hosted connection of the tenant, the Express Connect partner must confirm the shared port. Then, the VBR is associated with the newly added shared port. The configuration of the VBR is not changed and your service is not interrupted in this process.
Step 2: Create a VBR
After you accept the shared port, you must create a VBR for the shared port. The VBR is used to exchange data between the virtual private cloud (VPC) and your data center. You can create only one VBR for each shared port.
If you already have a VBR, after you complete Step 1: Accept a shared port, your existing VBR is automatically associated with the shared port. In this case, you do not need to create a VBR.
Log on to the Express Connect console.
In the top navigation bar, select a region.
On the Physical Connection page, click the ID of the hosted connection that you want to manage.
On the VBR tab, click Create VBR.
In the Create VBR panel, configure the following parameters and click OK.
Parameter
Description
Account
By default, Current Account is selected. If you use the default setting, the VBR that you create belongs to the account with which you log on to the console.
Name
Enter a name for the VBR.
Physical Connection Information
Select Shared Physical Connection, and select the ID of the shared port. Make sure that the construction of the shared port is completed and the shared port is in the normal state.
VLAN ID
By default, the VLAN ID specified by the Express Connect partner is displayed. You cannot change the VLAN ID.
Alibaba Cloud Side IPv4 Address
Specify an IPv4 address for the VBR to route network traffic from the VPC to the data center.
Client-side IPv4 Interconnect IP
Specify an IPv4 address for the gateway device in the data center to route network traffic from the data center to the VPC.
IPv4 Subnet Mask
Enter the subnet mask of the IPv4 addresses that you specified for the Alibaba Cloud gateway and the data center gateway. You can enter a long subnet mask because only two IP addresses are required.
NoteAfter you create the VBR, you can set the bandwidth of the VBR, modify the configurations of the VBR, or delete the VBR. For more information, see Create and manage a VBR.
What to do next
Delete a VBR
For more information, see Delete a VBR.
Stop instance access
You can disable a shared port as needed. Before you disable a shared port, make sure that the VBR associated with the shared port is deleted.
A stopped instance is not released. You can contact a partner to recover the instance to normal status as needed.
A disabled shared port is still billed. For more information, see Resource usage fees. If you no longer need to use a shared port, you can unsubscribe from the shared port and release it.
Log on to the Express Connect console.
In the top navigation bar, select a region.
On the Physical Connection page, find the shared port and choose
> Terminate in the Actions column.In the message that appears, click OK.
Delete a shared port
Before you can delete a shared port, make sure that the VBR associated with the shared port is deleted.
Log on to the Express Connect console.
In the top navigation bar, select the region of the shared port.
On the Physical Connection page, find the shared port and click Delete in the Actions column.
If the port has expired, click OK in the Confirm Deletion dialog box.
If the port is still billed, click OK in the Confirm Deletion dialog box. You will be redirected to the refund page. For more information, see Unsubscription and refund policies.
References
CreatePhysicalConnectionOccupancyOrder: creates an order for resource usage.
ConfirmPhysicalConnection: confirms an Express Connect circuit. If this operation succeeds, the status of the Express Connect circuit changes to Confirmed.
CreateVirtualBorderRouter: creates a VBR.